Seeds of Sunshine - A mother-daughter podcast

Episode 9 Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to discover how Steven Broad lost 100 pounds in 2021 through the Noom neuroscience weight loss approach. Steven Broad is a software product manager in the energy industry who lost 100 pounds in 2021 and has maintained that weight loss. His work-life has been an adventure through software engineering, consulting, medical physics, scientific computin...

Episode 8 Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out how Brad Buchanan, a retired professor and author, healed his cancer and why he is a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan is a retired professor. His writings have appeared in more than 200 journals, and he has published three book-length collections of poetry. His medical memoir, Living with Graft-Versus-Host Disease, How I stopped Fighting...

Episode 7 Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out solid college advice from second-year medical student Kori Snider. Kori Snider is originally from San Diego, CA and then Sacramento, where she completed her master’s degree in Kinesiology at Sacramento State University. During that time, she worked in the ED as a scribe and quickly developed an interest in the exciting unknown of Emerge...

Episode 6 Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out about Dr. Dennis Godby's walking journey of 610 miles to raise awareness for health equity. Dr. Dennis Godby is a naturopath doctor who graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland. He also has a BS in exercise physiology and nutrition, as well as an MA degree in Theological Studies. Dr. Godby believes t...

Episode 5 Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out how award-winning children's author Paula M Karll, author of Ellie Meets the New Baby plans to improve diversity in schools.   Paula M Karll is an avid educator with over 10 years of experience working with grades K through 12. As a wife and mother, she has direct experience navigating challenges that families face every day. She u...

Episode 4: Join our hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to discover why Dr. Neehall's book Happy is the New Healthy will bring new perspectives on happiness for all generations from teenagers to the elder (60 and older). Dr. Joan Neehall Doctor is a best-selling author on the Wall Street Journal . She is a clinical psychologist with a forensic specialization, mother, and wife. Dr. Neehall has condu...

Episode 3 Tamra graduated from UC Davis and St. Louis University. She is a retired physician and now owns a small coffee roasting business. She is a licensed coffee Q grader, similar to being a wine sommelier. Marissa graduated from UC San Diego and obtained her master’s in education from the University of the Pacific. Prior to her master's degree, she taught English in Panama, Colombia, Ecua...

Episode 2: Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out how Scott Hershovitz , author of Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy With My Kids encourages parents to explore familiar topics that lead to inquiry and deeper thinking without making philosophy dry and dull. Scott Hershovitz, author of Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy With My Kids   is director of th...

Episode 1: Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to f ind out how Kim Conley, a two-time US Olympian, and her lovely British mom Melanie Conley view their hard work as fun! Kim Conley is a two-time Track and Field Olympian in the 5000m and two-time national champion. Kim grew up in Santa Rosa, CA, and went to college at UC Davis where she ran cross country and track. Although Kim used to live in...